Can I switch schools and keep my Education Visa?

[Rien]

Thanks for your reply Wallywest!

30k THB for how many classes?

Their website says 15 sessions for 6000 baht with 3 months validity. Since we need a minimum of 2 sessions per week that would mean 105 sessions for a full year at 630000 THB, unless they have some kind of package with EDU visa? Have contacted them but haven't gotten any reply yet.

2000 THB for visa fees + $80 to pay in a neighbouring country as stated on the thai embassy website (http://www.thaiembassy.org/hochiminh/en/services/54615-Non-Immigrant-Visa-ED-(Education).html)
+ extensions every 3 months for a maximum of 1 year.

Is this correct?

Edited January 18, 2016 by Rien

[sunnyjim5]

Thanks for your reply Wallywest!

30k THB is that for 9 months or the full year or how many classes? Have contacted them but haven't gotten any reply yet.

2000 THB for visa fees + $80 to pay in a neighbouring country as stated on the thai embassy website (http://www.thaiembassy.org/hochiminh/en/services/54615-Non-Immigrant-Visa-ED-(Education).html)

+ extensions every 3 months for a maximum of 1 year.

Is this correct?

Stop and ask what this 2000 Bht is buying and who it is being paid !

It most certainly is not "visa fees" .

As you have seen on the Hochiminh website the "visa fee" is $80 ( approx 2500 Bht) .

What is the other 2000Bht being paid for ?

Extensions of stay cost 1900 Bht. every 90 days.

[wallywest]

Thanks for your reply Wallywest!

30k THB for how many classes?

Their website says 15 sessions for 6000 baht with 3 months validity. Since we need a minimum of 2 sessions per week that would mean 105 sessions for a full year at 630000 THB, unless they have some kind of package with EDU visa? Have contacted them but haven't gotten any reply yet.

2000 THB for visa fees + $80 to pay in a neighbouring country as stated on the thai embassy website (http://www.thaiembassy.org/hochiminh/en/services/54615-Non-Immigrant-Visa-ED-(Education).html)

+ extensions every 3 months for a maximum of 1 year.

Is this correct?

It will be 32,000 for 2 classes per week for 9 months. Or you can do 4 classes a week, 6 classes a week, etc. I forget the exact number of how many but if you stick with 2 per week then it comes out to being 9 months of training at around 400thb per class.

Edited January 18, 2016 by wallywest

[Rien]

Ooh ok that makes sense! Thanks